The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-01

-EN- Consul-Gcncrli Van Buren,. Of
Japan. brought with him Ia this conn
try q piece Of japanese carving which
shows extraordinary skill nu the part oi
the carver. as we'll rs thorough kunwl-
edge Of anatomy. The design Is the
pursuit Of an Aino. OF Japanese abor
igine. 10y n monster which Is half lizard
and half vampire. The terror Of the
man and his desperate efforts to escape
are admirably brought out The carver
is Kan Yoshi. who is now nearly an
ucto.cnarian aud wcll-uigh blind. His
work is famous in Japan.
SOUTH AMERICAN "SHE."
Iadauac Is,dora lie s'o,,..i,r. tho sionts
Ert-tn 81 Gitiit.
A na-hilv dressed yurlE man of me
lium height, with large diamnnd IN
his shirt is,Som. stepped "h She hliken-
tine Aldayia q few days asl when it
arrived from Chill. There wa some
thing So sharp and shr,wd Ia hiS ap-
psarance that the attention IL IA Fran
rHcr representative was attracted Ia
him.
That is Mr. Jenkins the grand Sec
retarv To Jh. richest woman ~ .SIuth
America Mms. lsIdnra de- CpuSrno
c,imHuulv Shown - the M,Utc Cris'u
Of South Amcrva. SAID nn officer "f
the vessel.
$50 you would like 70 know sunr-
thing # the madame. obs rv'l Mr.
Jenkins. strnking his ,nustschr o. Sang
introduced We'll. there O., l"'- leo tell
you. I could talk about her possessions
tnd her crcenfri-iti,S for week and
the subject would NOT De- hsit exhausted
Is a rather curious Thing that size was
not discovered luug -iurr. She kruwn
~ along the Suuiu Arrrican c,.ist aud
IS almost a queen over the people. H.
fact. there Is no one who dispute, Ter
b. any thing she says 81 does. ano she
rrvrl~ in the ltVuri,.~ that her enutinpns
wealth can surround her with About
CITY years have passed since Slr waS
born. aud. thnu.h fra women have dis
,Ipat'd a. she has. she Is well pre-
served. and gu,., ont aud has hei nee
little line the same A. ever.
M. she is not fair. Her features
are cuar>c. like scrvant-g,ri.s. hut
she has had many lovers.
''Shc has rariialill for thr French.
srd . few wears ago whrn = gepliriuan
irrm France happened around -hr H.
sariably invited him and fell "a love
wits HIM In tate years Der s"us ha,t
hrcn watcAin. her aud using their
efforts to keep het from scandal. winch
she falls into very easily.
The society peuple 81 the city r.
peate'lly vow that they will never visit
her again. hnt her reccpiious ,rr 50
elegant aud rich that they never ilii iu
attend when they receive an invitation
''lsidora is native IF Chill and
widow If the late Luis IT,. CnnsIno.
geutlem-,n 81 French origin. She
elaine - have Casiilian bl-ssl in her
veins. aui most probably she has She
Is owner Of ,ltput four-ffihs IT the cnal
mines Of lota 4 small seaport in the
southern part Il Chill. the inhabitants
Of which are entirely dependent for
:heir livelihood upon th., mines. aud
b,.-id - this she has thr controlling in
teTest IN the Conpanis Esploiadora dc
Carbon de Lota CorpneL These
mines supply al vessels Of the Pacific
SteAm Navigation Company with clai.
and alsn all steamers plying on the
southwest cnast
IA lsnta she has removed what was
a hand>om' hnilding and j. rebuilding
a palare e. eclipse any hing in South
America Us cosi will he more than
S2.O0U00 The palarr Is 10 h. stu
ated in the nosi beautiful park r4iuniry.
n verltshl, Ellen. wbere II viii be sur
rpundssi liy the ri,rst inagniiiocut trees
and plants that money ran procure.
in Santiagi. ihe rapiiai nf Caili. sho
has a residence that tor grandeur has
lew equals Il IS situated N gar,ica
IT i've aeres t,rnnng with tropical
plants and lar'ls.
''ilrr stai,irS oontsin City Or more
thoroughbred English raceis; the
madame Was tie first patrunrss u
h,.rsss-rariug ~ Chill iIer turnouis
arr equal Co ihos. 81 any Princess
.'Isisl,srs cars title for money. Her
incuine - snornious. hnt she manages
70 spend sb5ut - much. IN lss5 Der